# Accident 19950308013849A: Hynes B2B, Elk City, OK, March 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1995, 20:45 local time
- Place: Elk City, OK
- Airport: Elk City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3991° N, 99.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3991&lon=-99.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2266U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2266U-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Reported engine: LYC IVO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,031 total, 64 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950308013849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING HOVER TAXI DRAGGED A SKID ON RAMP. MAIN ROTORS HIT RAMP. HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA172), Mar 9, 1995: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2266U), Elk City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A HOVERING TURN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOW TEMPERATURE.

## Other reports on N2266U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160325002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160325002519A), Mar 25, 2016: Brantly B-2B (N2266U), Galena, MO, Destroyed. Witness observed the helicopter flying low over wooded area near Galena, MO when it appeared to spin around and crash into the trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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